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[quote=Anonymous]"I was speaking about "the tendency of some", i.e., Boosters, not the owners. As for the owners, it seems to me that BASIS markets itself to kids and parents who are prepared to work really really hard in a variety of academic classes, with a focus on accelerated math, largely in preparation for a lot of AP tests. I agree it is good at providing this service, although personally don't think it is a good educational model - obviously not for the students who get overwhelmed by the demands and drop out, but also I suspect for many that stay (some perhaps forced by parents) and get burnt out intellectually and/or emotionally and/or don't develop a well-rounded skill set / resume for college. I still give props to BASIS for selling a particular vision of education that give parents & students a real choice, vs. one-size-fits-all. But with school choice comes the need for truth-in-advertising and frank discussion about the pros & cons of different options."

Most of the Boosters (I can say all because I haven't read everything) aren't promoting the school a silver bullet either. Why don't you personally think that it a good educational model for the  type of bright student that would fall into the cracks otherwise?[/quote]

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